WesternU CPM endows Honors Day in recognition of Dr. V. Kathleen Satterfield | |
WesternU's College of Podiatric Medicine celebrates students’ accomplishments every year at CPM Honors Day. Fittingly, the event will now also honor longtime CPM leader V. Kathleen Satterfield, DPM, FACPM, MAPWCA.
CPM surprised Dr. Satterfield with the announcement at a special gathering on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
“We wanted to honor you in a way that you have honored us,” CPM Dean Jonathan Labovitz, DPM, FACFAS, CHCQM, said to Dr. Satterfield during the surprise announcement. “You always praised us for all of our achievements. You praise the students for their achievements. And so we have now named Honors Day the Satterfield CPM Honors Day ceremony.”
The Satterfield CPM Honors Day endowment was created to honor Dr. Satterfield and the commitment she made to the profession of podiatric medicine and to podiatric medical students. Contributions to the endowment will be used to fund the cost of celebrating CPM students’ accomplishments during the annual Satterfield CPM Honors Day ceremony. To contribute to the endowment, visit WesternU’s Alumni & Friends website.
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Mental Health IS Public Health
2 p.m. Thursday, April 6, 2023
Dr. Josh Matacotta, CHS assistant professor and assistant dean of assessment & strategic initiatives, will participate as a panelist on the American Public Health Association’s National Public Health Week Webinar, Mental Health IS Public Health. Join us for a fireside chat for public health professionals focused on culturally appropriate mental health programs. Participants can earn 1 continuing education credit in CHES, MCHES, CME, CNE, and OP (other professionals).
For more information or to register, visit the National Public Health Week “Centering and Celebrating Cultures in Health” website.
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Drs. Erik Skoglund, Joelle Ayoub, and Mark Nguyen published a commentary article in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacists that focuses on the importance of developing resilience in students and residents, which the COVID-19 pandemic made especially apparent. It includes discussions of various strategies that preceptors can use to be more involved in the development of their trainees’ resilience. Although motivated by the challenges of experiential learning early in the pandemic, these strategies will hopefully continue to be valuable and relevant going forward. After having given presentations on a similar topic, these faculty translated their presentation work and expertise in this area into this publication!
Erik Skoglund, PharmD, Joelle Ayoub, PharmD, Huan Mark Nguyen, PharmD, Precepting strategies to develop trainee resilience and overcome unexpected challenges in experiential learning. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, 2023 Mar.
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Dr. Hyma Gogineni was the primary author for a book chapter, Chapter 3 Neurobiology and Mechanisms of Nicotine Addiction, that she wrote along with her colleagues Dr. David Sachs and Dr. Darlene Brunzell in "Tobacco Dependence a Comprehensive Guide for Prevention & Treatment," which has been published electronically. This book was created for the American Thoracic Society fellows, medical residents and all health care professionals.
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Dr. Moses Chow published an article that was inspired by the FOD seminar series: Therapeutic Grand Rounds (TGR): Practice and Research in the Age of AI. The first article, which contains Dr. Chow’s introduction to the TGR, was published as an editorial (which was written per request of the Journal editor, Dr. Jerry Bauman) in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (JAACP). Dr. Chow hopes that additional TGR articles will be published in future issues of the Journal.
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Mathew Wedel, PhD, of COMP and CPM, published a paper with colleagues from Brazil on air-filled bones in the earliest dinosaurs:
Aureliano, Tito, Aline M. Ghilardi, Rodrigo T. Müller, Leonardo Kerber, Marcelo A. Fernandes, Fresia Ricardi-Branco, Mathew J. Wedel. 2023. The origin of an invasive air sac system in sauropodomorph dinosaurs. The Anatomical Record https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.25209
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The Office of the Provost and the Student Government Association are pleased to announce the next WesternU Fest on 2nd event: All Things Spring Festival.
11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, April 12, 2023 on the HEC Esplanade
Free lunch for the first 600 attendees. Learn about the benefits of composting. Help make a difference by picking up or dropping off a reusable water bottle.
Represent your favorite baseball team by wearing their jersey to the fest!
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5 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Dr. Sandra S. Block will present "Meeting the Increasing Vision Challenges Facing School-Aged Children" at the Dr. Robert L. Austin Endowed Lectureship in Pediatric Medicine, Pharmacology and Health Care Policy.
The lectureship is made possible by a generous donation from Mrs. Gloria L. Austin of La Mirada, California in memory of her husband, Robert, a pediatrician and early supporter of the University.
Sandra S. Block, OD, MEd, MPH, FAAO, FCOVD, FNAP, FARVO, is a Professor Emeritus at Illinois College of Optometry. Dr. Block received her OD degree (1981) and completed a Pediatric Residency (1982) at the Illinois College of Optometry after which she taught from 1981 to 2020.
The lecture will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in the Health Education Center, Lecture Hall 2, on WesternU's Pomona campus and will stream live in Lecture Hall 1 at COMP-Northwest in Lebanon.
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3-4 p.m. Thursday, April 27, 2023
Keynote speaker Daniel Kraft, MD, will present "Catalyzing the Future of Health and Medicine: What’s Next?" Dr. Kraft is a Stanford and Harvard-trained physician-scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, and innovator and serves as the Chair of the XPRIZE Pandemic & Health Alliance Task Force.
The Ray Symposium, an annual speaker series, honors Max D. Ray, MS, PharmD, Dean Emeritus of the WesternU College of Pharmacy. As Professor and Dean from 1996-2006, he created a stimulating educational environment that fostered excellence and professionalism.
The Ray Symposium, an Interprofessional Program by the College of Pharmacy, will be held on Zoom.
Register now: raysymposium2023.eventbrite.com
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Studio Portraits, Wednesday, April 26 | |
Public Affairs and Marketing is holding an open studio portrait day:
9 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, April 26
Please click on the link above and sign up for a timeslot that works for your schedule if you would like a new studio portrait. We will schedule additional portrait days for those who cannot come to the studio on this day.
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Please welcome the following recent hires to WesternU:
COMP: Krista Lund, Assistant Professor NMM/OMM
Merlin Rajesh Lal LP, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Translational Research
Seth Politano, Associate Professor Family Medicine
UMC: Leticia Munoz, Call Center Scheduler
HR: Sandra Bufalini, Manager of Classification and Compensation
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Congratulations to the following dedicated employees for their milestone years of service here at Western University of Health Sciences:
20 years
Kabirullah Lutfy, College of Pharmacy
15 years
Janice Hoffman-Simen, College of Pharmacy
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